Where the stops sit in USD/JPY right now
Last price 158.447 · candle of Fri 06 Nov 14:00 UTC
Highs above and lows below the last price that have not been traded through since they formed. Stops usually rest just beyond them. Found by code on real candles (MetaTrader).
H1 wick above the high 158.504, closed back inside · Fri 06 Nov 13:00 UTC (6 H1 candles ago).
Levels to watch
Liquidity ladder
Spacing follows the price distance; names in a tight cluster are nudged apart and joined to their level by a thin line. Levels from the H4 chart and from the Asia, London and New York session highs and lows.
Every level and why it matters (4)
| Side | Level | Formed | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Above | 158.583 | Fri 06 Nov | Friday's high, not traded through yet: the nearest pool of buy stops. |
| Above | 158.768 | Tue 03 Nov | The week's high: buy stops above the top of the week. |
| Below | 157.255 | Fri 06 Nov | The week's low: sell stops below the bottom of the week. |
| Below | 156.962 | Fri 30 Oct | A swing low from Fri 30 Oct, not traded through since. |
Two scenarios to watch — not a prediction
Sweep above
Price runs up to 158.583, then 158.768. Watch whether it closes back below (a sweep that fails to hold) or keeps closing above (a breakout that has to be respected).
Sweep below
Price runs down to 157.255, then 156.962. Watch whether it closes back above (stops taken, buyers return) or keeps closing below (the move continues).
Educational scenario
Short after a sweep of 158.504
Status: Open · published Fri 06 Nov 20:37 UTC · entry at the close of the H1 candle of Fri 06 Nov 19:00 UTC.
Scenario log — every one, with its outcome
12 closed: 3 reached the target, 9 stopped out, 0 expired · total +4.09R Outcomes are read from the candles; spread, slippage and commission are not included. Full log: scenarios.json · track record.
| Published | Side | Entry / SL / TP | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 06 Nov 20:37 UTC | Short | 158.492 / 158.736 / 157.998 | Open |
| Fri 06 Nov 00:00 UTC | Long | 157.492 / 157.196 / 158.504 | Target reached +3.42R |
| Thu 05 Nov 06:00 UTC | Long | 158.354 / 158.123 / 158.768 | Stopped out -1.00R |
| Mon 02 Nov 06:00 UTC | Short | 157.786 / 158.036 / 156.962 | Stopped out -1.00R |
| Thu 29 Oct 03:27 UTC | Long | 157.776 / 157.537 / 158.347 | Stopped out -1.00R |
| Wed 28 Oct 12:00 UTC | Long | 157.899 / 157.623 / 158.344 | Target reached +1.61R |
| Tue 27 Oct 20:26 UTC | Short | 157.917 / 157.994 / 157.584 | Stopped out -1.00R · target reached after the stop |
| Tue 27 Oct 05:00 UTC | Short | 157.591 / 157.799 / 156.649 | Stopped out -1.00R |
Sessions: Asia · London · New York
Each session's high and low is a pool of stops. Which ones were already taken, and did price reject them (closed back inside) or accept them (held beyond)? Now: New York.
Sessions: yesterday and today
Times in UTC · status as of 20:37 UTCShow the session table
| Session | High | What happened | Low | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yesterday Asia 00:00–08:00 UTC | 158.431 | taken Thu 12:30 UTC by London · rejected (closed back inside) | 157.783 | taken Thu 15:45 UTC by New York · accepted (held beyond) |
| Yesterday London 08:00–13:00 UTC | 158.504 | taken Fri 13:30 UTC by New York · rejected (closed back inside) | 158.121 | taken Thu 14:45 UTC by New York · accepted (held beyond) |
| Yesterday New York 13:00–22:00 UTC | 158.502 | taken Fri 13:30 UTC by New York · rejected (closed back inside) | 157.537 | taken Thu 23:00 UTC by off-session · rejected (closed back inside) |
| Today Asia 00:00–08:00 UTC | 158.166 | taken Fri 09:00 UTC by London · accepted (held beyond) | 157.419 | untouched — stops still there |
| Today London 08:00–13:00 UTC | 158.380 | taken Fri 13:30 UTC by New York · accepted (held beyond) | 157.787 | untouched — stops still there |
| Today New York 13:00–22:00 UTC | 158.583 | forming now | 158.283 | forming now |
- Today Asia high 158.166 was taken Fri 09:00 UTC by London: accepted (held beyond).
- Today London high 158.38 was taken Fri 13:30 UTC by New York: accepted (held beyond).
- Nearest resting sell-side liquidity: Today London low 157.787.
- So far London took only Asia's high. In the last 20 days that happened 8 times, and New York then took London's low 2 of 8 times (25%) - small sample.
- Recent history (20 days): London took Asia's high 45% and low 35% of days; New York took London's high 80% and low 45%.
Live chart
Live chart by TradingView (their price feed: it can differ slightly from the broker candles our levels are built from).
Weekly outlook · 2026-W45
Nearest untouched daily level above: 158.336 – 158.603 · below: 156.962. Full weekly outlook →